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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dangerous animal was attacking people in India?

2. What mountain did Twain see in Darjeeling?

3. What did Twain love about Berea?

4. Where did Twain spend New Year's?

5. What ocean was Mauritius on the shore of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain and his family do while traveling through the mountains?

2. How did Twain describe the river in Benares?

3. How did Twain describe Mauritius?

4. How did Twain describe the average day for an Indian child?

5. What did Twain like visiting in Benares?

6. What did the people in Benares use the river for and why?

7. How did Twain describe the Taj Mahal?

8. What was Twain surprised by when he got to Port Louis?

9. What was The Great Mutiny?

10. What was locked up in Indian Palaces, and what did Twain think about that?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Twain was a very objective observer while on this trip. How did this objectivity in his writing and observation affect the narration of this trip?

Essay Topic 2

Twain experiences some moments of deep despair in this book. What are some of these moments, what caused them, and how did his reaction to this despair shape the direction of his trip and his narrative of the trip?

Essay Topic 3

How did Twain's distinct style show in this autobiographical account, and how did this affect the tone and believability of the narrative?

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